Lake Navajo Water Database

Navajo Lake, San Juan River, Fly Fishing

Lake Navajo




Water Summary
Today is day 128 of 365 for water year 2026. We are 35% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6033.10 on Thursday, February 5th, 2026
Lake Navajo was last within 3" of this elevation on Feb 4, 2026

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Navajo Dam Release Data
Lake Navajo is 51.9 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6085.00 )

By content, Lake Navajo is 58.37% of Full Pool (1,696,000 af)
Total inflows for water year 2026: 217,154 acre feet

This is 185.09% of the average of 117,325 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2026: 95,952 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 381,653 acre feet
During WY 2026, water storage has risen by 113,384 AF and total inflows have exceeded total outflows by 121,202 AF
Inflows for WY 2026 are 305.6% of WY 2025          Rivers feeding Lake Navajo are running at 89.34% of the avg. Click for Details

Lake Navajo is down -4.53 feet from one year ago.    Lake Navajo is down 0.60 feet from the high for water year.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Lake Navajo is down -0.34 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Thu, Feb 05, 2026
6033.10
-0.03
990,008
246
387
55.4
29.8
Wed, Feb 04, 2026
6033.13
-0.03
990,307
245
386
53.8
27.1
Tue, Feb 03, 2026
6033.16
-0.02
990,605
293
384
51.1
24.1
Mon, Feb 02, 2026
6033.18
-0.04
990,805
192
383
52.7
30.0
Sun, Feb 01, 2026
6033.22
-0.02
991,203
295
386
53.1
29.3
Sat, Jan 31, 2026
6033.24
-0.02
991,402
296
387
47.1
26.4
Fri, Jan 30, 2026
6033.26
-0.03
991,601
245
387
46.2
25.5
Thu, Jan 29, 2026
6033.29
-0.02
991,900
253
344
44.6
26.2
Wed, Jan 28, 2026
6033.31
-0.04
992,100
110
302
44.1
25.0
Tue, Jan 27, 2026
6033.35
-0.03
992,498
160
302
42.8
20.1
Mon, Jan 26, 2026
6033.38
-0.01
992,798
260
302
37.4
20.1
Sun, Jan 25, 2026
6033.39
-0.03
992,897
160
302
38.7
24.1
Sat, Jan 24, 2026
6033.42
-0.02
993,197
214
306
40.1
31.1
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
6033.44
-0.01
993,396
260
302
43.9
29.8
Averages of List
6033.28
-0.02
991,766
230.6
347.1
46.5
26.3

Averages for February 5th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (06-25-1973)
6048.14
-15.04
1,213,464
372.47
741.85
47.83
21.99
All-Time
6034.33
-1.23
1,108,400
380.89
839.92
47.83
21.99

Last 10 February 5th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Wed, Feb 05, 2025
6037.63
-4.53
1,035,916
108
358
57.0
28.5
Mon, Feb 05, 2024
6042.54
-9.44
1,087,635
201
354
50.8
32.1
Sun, Feb 05, 2023
6017.71
15.39
845,911
305
297
52.3
24.8
Sat, Feb 05, 2022
6018.94
14.16
856,749
147
407
42.0
8.0
Fri, Feb 05, 2021
6035.28
-2.18
1,062,659
177
378
47.0
21.0
Wed, Feb 05, 2020
6056.55
-23.45
1,304,550
193
486
35.0
8.0
Tue, Feb 05, 2019
6015.21
17.89
867,999
247
284
51.0
34.0
Mon, Feb 05, 2018
6052.35
-19.25
1,253,425
990
1159
61.0
23.0
Sun, Feb 05, 2017
6056.68
-23.58
1,306,160
1284
1148
57.0
27.0
Fri, Feb 05, 2016
6063.75
-30.65
1,396,234
213
326
37.0
5.0
Averages of List
6039.64
-6.54
1,101,474
402
516
46.3
24.8


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Measurements are taken at 11:59 pm of the date listed
Temperature data is from Navajo Dam, NM
CHANGE represents water elevation change from previous day

Units used in each measurement:
Elevation - Feet above sea level
Change - Feet difference over previous measurement
Content - Acre Feet
Inflow - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
Outflow - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
All Temps - Degrees Farhenheit
The Water Year runs from October 1 to September 30 of the next year
Acre Feet = 1.9835 * Flow CFS
TP = Total Precipitation



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*Air temp data is sourced from (Prev 24 Hr Extremes):    Farmington, NM Weather
Water data sourced from: Lake Navajo Source Data
Weather forecast for Navajo Dam, NM
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